Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

The morpho butterfly flashes perhaps the most stunning blue in the animal kingdom. But here's the weird bit: That's no pigment. It's actually a trick of light, thanks to some fancy nano-level ...

Up to 20 layers of transparent scales on butterfly wings scatter white light to produce brilliant blue structural color. Alison Sweeney, Duke University, and collaborators at the Smithsonian ...

But was this butterfly truly a unique species ... Dr. Moreau said she hoped the new study shined a light on blue butterflies that are currently endangered, such as the El Segundo blue, which ...

Engineers have invented tiny structures inspired by butterfly wings that open the door to new solar cell technologies and other applications requiring precise manipulation of light. The ...

The butterfly world, in some ways ... on three kinds of cone photoreceptor cells in the eye which respond to light - blue, green and red, he explained. This means colours for humans are made ...